{{wiktionary|turning point}} A '''turning point''', or climax, is the point of highest tension in a narrative work.
'''Turning Point''', '''Turning Points''' or '''The Turning Point''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}
==Film== <!-- * ''The Turning Point'' (1912 film), a silent short film starring Francis X. Bushman --> * ''The Turning Point'', a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke * ''The Turning Point'' (1920 film), an American film starring Katherine MacDonald * ''The Turning Point'' (1945 film), a Soviet film by Fridrikh Markovitch Ermler * ''The Turning Point'' (1952 film), a crime drama starring Edmond O'Brien * ''Turning Point'' (1960 film), an Australian TV play * ''The Turning Point'' (1977 film), a drama starring Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft * ''The Turning Point'' (1978 film), a Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov * ''The Turning Point'' (1983 film), an East German film by Frank Beyer * ''Turning Point'' (2009 Hong Kong film), a spin-off to the 2009 Hong Kong television drama series ''E.U.'' * ''Turning Point'' (2009 American film), a documentary film on the travels of Michelle Yeoh * ''Turning Point'' (2012 film), a 2012 drama film by Niyi Towolawi * ''The Turning Point'' (2022 film), an Italian film
==Literature== * ''The Turning Point'' (book), a 1982 nonfiction book by Fritjof Capra * ''The Turning Point: Best of Young Indian Writers'', a 2014 anthology including works by Nikita Singh * ''Batman: Turning Points'', a 5-issue limited series of comics * ''The Turning Point'', a 1942 autobiography by Klaus Mann * ''The Turning Point'', a 1988 short story by Isaac Asimov
==Music== * Turning Point (American band), an American straight-edge hardcore band * Turning Point (UK band), a late 1970s UK fusion band
===Albums=== * ''Turning Point'' (Benny Golson album) (1962) * ''Turning Point'' (Mario album) (2004) * ''The Turning Point'' (John Mayall album) (1969) * ''The Turning Point'' (McCoy Tyner album) (1992) * ''Turning Point'' (Lonnie Smith album) (1969) * ''Turning Point'' (Pink Lady album) (1980) * ''Turning Point'' (Chuck Wicks album) (2016) * ''Turning Point'' (Kevin Eubanks album) (1992) * ''Turning Point'' (Paul Bley album) * ''Turning Point'', a 1995 album by Rory Block * ''Turning Point'' (Dr SID album) (2010)
===Songs=== * "Turning Point" (song), by Tyrone Davis, 1976 * "Turning Point", a song by Buckwheat Zydeco * "Turning Point", a 2013 song by Killswitch Engage from ''Disarm the Descent'' * "Turning Point", a song by Mighty Joe Young * "Turning Point", a 1967 song by Nina Simone from ''Silk & Soul'' * "The Turning Point", a song by Toto from ''Tambu''
==Organizations== * Turning Point (charity), a social care organisation in the United Kingdom * Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, in Melbourne, Australia * Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, a Virginia monument to American suffragists * Turning Point USA, an American conservative, right-wing organization ** Turning Point Action, sister political advocacy organization of Turning Point USA ** Turning Point Australia, an Australian organisation licensed by Turning Point USA ** Turning Point UK, an off-shoot of Turning Point USA
==Television== * Turning Point (ministry), carried on TBN, broadcast from San Diego County, United States * ''Turning Point'', an American dramatic anthology series broadcast on NBC from April to October 1958 consisting of two unsold pilots and reruns from other series * ''Turning Point'' (1991 TV series), an Indian science magazine TV series * ''Turning Point'' (TV program) (1994–1999), an American news program * ''Turning Points of History'', a History Television series * Impact Wrestling Turning Point, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' **Turning Point (2004 wrestling), the first event in the series ** Turning Point (2005 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2006 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2007 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2008 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2009 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2010 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2011 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2012 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2013 wrestling), a professional wrestling episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' ** Turning Point (January 2015 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event as part of the One Night Only series ** Turning Point (August 2015 wrestling), a professional wrestling episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' ** Turning Point (2016 wrestling), a professional wrestling episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' **Turning Point (2019 wrestling), a professional wrestling exclusive event on Impact Plus * "Turning Point" (''Amphibia''), an episode of ''Amphibia'' * "Turning Point" (''Planetes'' episode) * "Turning Point" (''Spider-Man''), an episode of the 1994 animated series * "The Turning Point" (''The Vampire Diaries''), a 2009 episode of ''The Vampire Diaries'' * ''Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror'', a 2021 American five-part docuseries * ''Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War'', a 2024 American nine-part docuseries
==Other uses== * Turning Point for God, multi-media broadcast ministry * ''Turning Point: Fall of Liberty'', a 2008 first-person shooter video game * Turning point, in mathematics: a stationary point at which the derivative changes sign * {{annotated link|Pirouette: Turning Points in Design|''Turning Points in Design''}}
==See also== * Cursus (classical) *Turning (disambiguation)
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